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The writer and actor was shocked by the mental health issues in his old neighbourhood, and knew he needed to get it on the page. Next week the play opens in the West End

The best Apple TV Plus' movies may not be as notorious as its hit shows, but the streaming service continues to offer a lineup that emphasizes quality over quantity.

The Atkinsons and the Bernsteins are South Side families who have had a role in aspects of Chicago’s history.

Sidney Poitier’s terrifically enjoyable directorial debut from 1972, in which he stars opposite Harry Belafonte, is rereleased in all its galloping glory

There have been 54 black Oscar wins in 96 years

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says Oscar winning film producer Walter Mirisch has died at age 101

LOS ANGELES — Walter Mirisch, the last of three Mirisch brothers who produced or oversaw production of a string of highly regarded films in the 1950s and ’60s, including best picture Oscar winners “The Apartment,” “West Side Story” and “In the Heat of the Night,” as well as comedy classics…

More than 50 years after "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," this alleged romance makes the same critical mistake

The ECHO remembers some of the treasured stars and notable people we lost over the past 12 months

From Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to France’s iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler and the Soviet Union’s last leader Mikhail Gorbachev, many notable public figures left us in 2022. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the lives and legacies behind some of the year’s most high-profile deaths.

This year we sadly said goodbye to The Wanted star Tom Parker, BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull, The Railway Children's Bernard Cribbins, and many more